Location: Exeter
Salary: £55,000 to £70,000 + car allowance + package
Sector: Construction, Main contractor - Refurbishment, New Build
Start Date: ASAP
Design Manager - The Company:
Our client is one of the most successful privately owned main contractors in Devon with a strong reputation and excellent client relationships across varied work streams. Typical projects are between £200k and £12m in value across New Build, Refurbishment and fitout. The company has an excellent pipeline of work within the Southwest and is a fast growing business with exceptional progression opportunity.
Design Manager - The Role:
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Design Manager with varied experience in main contracting across varied (non residential) projects. You will be an important part of the team working on pre-construction and post contract elements across a diverse range of project. This would suit someone keen to join an energetic, fast paced and entrepreneurial environment. You will be a 'hands on' Design Manager in the on site coordination of new build projects.
Design Manager- Accountabilities and key tasks:
* Arranging and chairing the Design team meetings to lead the process with the consultants and subcontract designers, issuing minutes and ensuring the resulting actions are actioned
* Collate and manage the contract specifications, drawing and related documents for the construction process
* Carrying drawing reviews issuing comments then ensuring all comments are added accordingly to the design
* Carry out technical reviews of any proposed works to ensure contractual and technical compliance.
* Prepare and manage the Design and procurement schedule and issue information release schedules to set design target dates
* Offer input and design reviews into the procurement process
* Providing design support to Project Management teams.
* Review and implement value engineering opportunities
* Utilising specialist consultants coordinate the information and design to ensure BREEAM and Part L compliance are attained as required.
* Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy Building Control compliance
* Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy all planning conditions are discharged
* Lead Design review workshop with the client / tenant to ensure understanding and satisfaction with proposed works
* Manage the Design Change Proposals for client sign off
* Submitting Design information to the client team and recording, tracking and closing out any comments and queries that arise
* Issue, track and close out any Requests For Information that arise to enable the design to be completed.
* Assist in the collation of the O&M Health and Safety file
Design Manager - The Person
* You will have solid experience with either a national or regional main contractor
* MUST have strong experience in Commercial (non-residential) sectors
* Hands on - site based Design Manager who can cordinate the design pon projects
* Demonstrable experience working on pre and post-construction design and build projects.
* Experience working on projects to £5m plus
* Innovative - ability to identify better ways of doing things
* A good communicator, able to liaise between different departments in order to achieve a common goal.
Design Manager - The Reward:
* Competitive salary
* Company benefits package
* Varied projects across sectors
* Continued local work within the Southwest region.
* Flexible working
Please contact Foresight Search for more information on this, or any other vacancy
Salary description
£60000.00 - £70000.00 per year